When starting your research for your History Day project, you should find your basic information
in one of our encyclopdias. After you have the basics, go to ABC-CLIO or EBSCO for more information. With a good foundation, you are ready to look
for your PRIMARY SOURCES.
"A primary source is a piece of information about a historical event or period in which the creator of the source was an actual participant in or a contemporary of a historical moment."
"primary sources include documents, artifacts, historic sites, songs, or other written and tangible items created during the historical period you are studying."
in one of our encyclopdias. After you have the basics, go to ABC-CLIO or EBSCO for more information. With a good foundation, you are ready to look
for your PRIMARY SOURCES.
2010-11 Debate & Diplomacy: Successes, Failures, Consequences
Step 1: Develop a paperwork management system
Step 2: Select a Topic
Step 3: Do Background Reading for Historical Context
Step 4: Narrow Your Topic
Step 5: Gather and Record Information
Step 6: Analyze and Interpret your Sources and the Topic's Significance in History
Step 7: Develop your thesis
Step 8: Finalize your NHD research project
"primary sources include documents, artifacts, historic sites, songs, or other written and tangible items created during the historical period you are studying."
World History Primary Sources